I've been putting up the Christmas tree. Aidan knocked it down once, the kitten once. Aidan and the kitten then got into a fight. Then Aidan knocked all the glass ornaments off the table because he was mad at the kitten. Aidan is now in bed and Kara and I are trimming the tree. The kitten is in hiding.

It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas...

Hmm. So do I really need to wear work clothes for jury duty? Who do I need to impress?

Oh, I probably will anyway. I'm just grumpy because, hey! I'm the one who'll be doing the judgment-passing!

Ugh. I just printed out 15 articles from various journals and newspapers for my final paper for Computers and Humans. If only this were the end of my research. Alas, it is still very near the beginning.

I just noticed the District Attorney on this week's Bones is Leonard Roberts, AKA Forrest on BVS.

when we had kitties my father always anchored the tree to the ceiling

So do I really need to wear work clothes for jury duty? Who do I need to impress?

The Judge. Dress like a slob and you will be disrespecting the court.

You don't want to disrespect the court.

The judge isn't the boss of me!

Well, no, I don't want to disrespect the court. But come on, aren't they all there to impress me? Isn't it all about me?

Sigh. Oh, fine. But I won't like it.

There's a wide range of options in-between "slob" and wearing a suit.

I wore jeans every day of my jury duty, as did many of my fellow jurors. I did not look like a slob.

I wore jeans every day of my jury duty, as did many of my fellow jurors.

Yes? This is what I like to hear. I don't intend to wear stuff with holes in it or anything, I just want to wear my jeans.

Although in fact I probably won't, as security will just be easier not wearing a belt. I'm just childlike and sulky when it comes to dressing up.

Apparently, I'm the boss of Emily. According to our landlord, anyway.

I say she will wear work clothes. And that's that.